Dr. Joe's Special Visit
What a special day it was when Dr. Joe visited our class! He read Bear Feels Sick by Karma Wilson, taught us about treating injuries with heat packs and ice packs, showed us his very special stethoscope and even gave us our very own medical masks and gloves! We hope you can visit again soon, Dr. Joe!
Making Marvelous Music!
Ms. Lisa recently visited our school and as usual, our students had a fantastic time making music using rhythmic instruments, singing, using teamwork skills with a parachute, and moving to music with scarves and bean bags! Another fun part of the day was moving to music from different countries, including Mexico, Japan and China! Our students especially loved listening to Ms. Lisa read (and sing) a book about singing animals! Thank you, Ms. Lisa!! Click or right click a photo to make it larger.
Speech & Early Language Development for Your Preschooler
Thank you to Colleen Occhino and Meredith Bandish for such a wonderful presentation on Speech and Language Development for Preschoolers at the Farmington Library!
Here are some fantastic tips and tidbits that we learned, that we would love to share with you:
Sound Bombardment books can help your your child learn letter sounds through repetition. Some of the recommended books include:
("J" sound) Sheep on a Jeep by Nancy Shaw
("R" sound) Rotten Ralph by Jack Gantos
("L" sound) Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus; Lyle, Lyle Crocodile by Bernard Waber
("SH" sound) Sheep on a Ship and Sheep in a Shop by Nancy Shaw
If you have iTechnology, consider using the following apps to enhance your child's learning:
- ABC Pocket Phonics
- Kandy Fish
- Buildo Rescue
- Buildo History
- Cookie Doodle
- PBS Kids
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90% of boys and girls can articulate the following letters by/at age 3:
- p, b, m, n, w, a, e, i, o, u
90% of boys and girls can articulate the following letters by/at age 4:
- h, d
90% of boys and girls can articulate the following letters by/at age 4.5:
- k, g
90% of boys and girls can articulate the following letters by/at age 5:
- f, t, blends
90% of boys and girls can articulate the following letters by/at age 6:
- y, v, ing
90% of boys and girls can articulate the following letters by/at age 7:
- L
90% of boys and girls can articulate the following letters by/at age 8:
- r, s, z, th, sh, ch, j
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If you every have questions about your child's speech or language development, we are happy to refer you to fantastic speech pathologists who work with local schools. We welcome any questions you may have!
Ring, Ring, Ring the Bell...
Wow! What an awesome time we had when we each got a chance to ring the church bell today! We each took turns pulling hard on the rope - some of us had to pull extra hard because the bell is so big - and then heard the bell ring from our tug of the rope! We loved it so much that we each got to ring it a second time!
Our Little Bakers!
Our 3-year-old class proved to be excellent bakers as they learned how to follow a recipe by combining ingredients, mixing all of the ingredients together, and adding the MOST important ingredient (love!)
The best part of all, of course, was getting to taste the delicious treats we made! Below are photos of our fun day!
The best part of all, of course, was getting to taste the delicious treats we made! Below are photos of our fun day!
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| Learning about ingredients... |
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| We each took a turn stirring the batter. |
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| Then we each added the most ingredient of all...LOVE from our hearts! |
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| Preparing the muffins... |
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| We also added chocolate chips to make them extra special! |
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| Counting as we added them...1, 2, 3... |
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| Finally, we patiently waited for our treats to come out of the oven! |
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| We love to bake!! |
"J" is for Jellyfish!
Our M/W/F class had a jolly time creating jellyfish during our "J" week. Our students worked hard on their creations as they laced string, colored and of course, named their jellyfish. After all of our jellyfish were made, our class even had a dance party with their jellyfish, where they jumped, jiggled and jived!
Here are a few photos from of our jellyfish.
Here are a few photos from of our jellyfish.
Conferences
Please also note that classes will not be held on conference days, but there will be a room available where children may play under parental supervision.
Conferences are scheduled throughout the year to discuss progress of each child as well as any questions or concerns you may have. We ask that you not discuss any concerns you may have regarding your child's behavior in front of him/her, but instead, please take the opportunity during these conference times to speak privately with the teaching staff. You may prepare for conferences by bringing any questions you have regarding your child. We consider parent-teacher communication to be crucial to a successful preschool program and, in this way, we can work as a team to help your child grow into his/her full potential.
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